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    Apr 8, 2013, 02:13 PM
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    My extensive research led to finding there are no laws prohibiting the hiring of convicted felons.

    My question is:

    What are the reasons employers will not hire any that is a convicted felons?
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    Apr 8, 2013, 02:22 PM
    Im not sure where your looking but there are some jobs that you can not hire a felon for. One such example would be that you can't hire a felon to run the counter in a firearms store. Another is in the trucking industry there are areas where you can't hire a felon. You need to look a little deeper before we can begin to answer your question.
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    Apr 8, 2013, 02:32 PM
    Libraries do not hire them because money is regularly handled by the staff and relationships with the public is very important, so a high standard of employees has to be met.
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    Apr 8, 2013, 03:03 PM
    Simple, there is a saying that a leopard cannot change it's spots. Most employers will fear that a convicted felon will steal again.

    I would think that's obvious.
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    Apr 8, 2013, 04:07 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ScottGem View Post
    ... Most employers will fear that a convicted felon will steal again. ...
    Or, if not steal, commit some other crime.
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